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BNC: 23931 COCA: 15032

fixate

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fixate /ˈfɪkˌseɪt/ verb
fixates; fixated; fixating
fixate
/ˈfɪkˌseɪt/
verb
fixates; fixated; fixating
Learner's definition of FIXATE
[no object]
: to look at or think about something constantly : to give all of your attention to something专注于…;热衷于…usually + on or upon

— fixated

adjective [more fixated; most fixated]

— fixation

/fɪkˈseɪʃən/ noun, plural fixations [count]
BNC: 23931 COCA: 15032

fixate

verb

fix·​ate ˈfik-ˌsāt How to pronounce fixate (audio)
fixated; fixating

transitive verb

1
: to make fixed, stationary, or unchanging
2
: to focus one's gaze on
3
: to direct (the libido) toward an infantile form of gratification

intransitive verb

1
: to focus or concentrate one's gaze or attention intently or obsessively
2
: to undergo arrestment at a stage of development

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Newton didn’t stubbornly fixate on a quarter of a circle. Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022 Still, people seem to really care about it and fixate on it, for whatever reason. Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022 Many of us hold ourselves to impossible standards and fixate on imperfections or, worse, the imperfections of others. Nuala Walsh, Forbes, 17 June 2022 Some turn to human connections made in their own daily lives as a way to focus on the joys in the world, rather than completely fixate on the hardships. Jaden Edison, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Aug. 2022 Rather than fixate on strict, formulaic racial categories, many contemporary scientists are trying instead to apprehend human movement and human ecosystems. Wired, 14 July 2022 In recent years, the debates over what to do with mentally ill people tend to fixate on two extremes. New York Times, 26 July 2022 Still, Booster can't help but fixate on negative feedback, mainly via Twitter. Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 June 2022 Don't fixate on a single social media platform or site. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

probably back-formation from fixation, in part as translation of German fixieren

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fixate was in 1885
BNC: 23931 COCA: 15032

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